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Mar 31, 2025
ECE Student Receives Outstanding Master’s Student Award in Teaching
Vaibhav Kejriwal, MS’25, electrical and computer engineering, received the 2025 Outstanding Master’s Student Award in Teaching from Northeastern for his dedication to academic excellence and mentorship, impactful contributions to research and innovation, and commitment to fostering a collaborative learning environment.
Mar 25, 2025
Northeastern NAI Honors Innovators in AI and Healthcare
Northeastern’s National Academy of Inventors (NAI) chapter, honored ECE University Distinguished and William Lincoln Smith Professor Vincent Harris with the Innovation Impact Award; Justin Hayes, PhD’25, chemical engineering, with the Student Innovation Impact Award; and BioE Assistant Research Professor Saeed Amal with the Emerging Visionary Award, for their significant contributions to innovation, particularly in AI-driven healthcare.
Mar 18, 2025
Patent for Improved RF Filtering Technology
ECE Associate Professor Cristian Cassella was awarded a patent for “Two dimensional rod resonator for RF filtering.”
Mar 17, 2025
ECE Student Receives Outstanding Master’s Student Award in Community Impact
Muhammad Elarbi, MS’26, electrical and computer engineering, received a Northeastern University Outstanding Master’s Student Award in Community Impact for his dedication to STEM education outreach and expanding access to technical knowledge for underrepresented students.
Mar 13, 2025
AI Tool Could Improve Performance of AR/VR Glasses
ECE Assistant Professor Francesco Restuccia and two PhD students developed an AI tool that helps improve the performance of AR/VR applications, which could lead to less bulky and more esthetic AR/VR glasses.
Mar 06, 2025
Unlocking the Secrets of Dark Matter With Graphene
ECE/COS Associate Professor Kin Chung Fong was awarded a $950,000 grant from the Department of Energy for “WIdeband graphene-based aXion dARk matter quantum Detector (WIXARD).” Fong will explore using astrophysics to gain insights into dark matter.
Mar 06, 2025
Northeastern University Open6G Named an AI-RAN Alliance-Endorsed Lab
Northeastern University’s Open6G lab, with its advanced experimental platforms for AI-driven wireless network research, has been recognized as an AI-RAN Alliance-Endorsed Lab to support the development and testing of next-generation AI-powered 6G technologies.
Feb 28, 2025
7th Annual College of Engineering PhD Research Expo
Over 80 research posters were presented at the seventh annual College of Engineering PhD Research Expo, showing the remarkable work of engineering PhD students. Six students in two categories were recognized with awards.